Entries in Vienna International Motor Symposium
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Polo WRC triple puts out 268 hp and 200 lb.-ft. of torque from one liter.Speaking at the recent International Vienna Motor Symposium, Dr. Heinz-Jakob Neußer, Member of the Board of Management for the Volkswagen brand with responsibility for Development and Volkswagen Group Head of Powertrain Development said, “Climate protection is an integral part of our responsibility towards people and society. Moreover, customers demand models with reduced consumption and lower emissions and politics also makes high demands on the automotive industry.” In other words, the ardor of the former may wax and wane, but it’s the politicians and their well-heeled donors who are driving up the cost and complexity of future vehicles. Even so, Neußer says the internal combustion isn’t going away any time soon. “High-efficiency TDI and TSI/TFSI engines… will remain indispensable for the foreseeable future. The reduction of CO2 emissions from internal combustion engines is pure high-tech nowadays [as shown by] our high rpm diesel [and] high-performance three-cylinder TSI engine.”